Yadkin River At Elkin Crests Below Flood Predictions, Monitoring Continues
Emergency officials are breathing a sigh of relief after the Yadkin River crested below anticipated flood levels.
Emergency officials are breathing a sigh of relief after the Yadkin River crested below anticipated flood levels.
As of Sunday, more than 17,000 people had sought refuge from Florence in nearly 140 Red Cross and community shelters across North Carolina.
The Yadkin River began receding today after reaching a crest of more than 17 feet, Yadkin County officials say.
Over the weekend, North Carolina housed roughly 20,000 people fleeing Florence in more than 150 shelters statewide.
Governor Roy Cooper says more people now face imminent threat than when Florence, now a tropical storm, was offshore.